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Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2021

Introduced: March 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
May 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2021

This bill requires interagency coordination to respond to zoonotic diseases through a One Health Program. A One Health Program recognizes the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.

Specifically, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agriculture must develop a framework to coordinate federal activities to reduce hazards to human and animal health under the One Health Program. These departments must work with other federal entities on the framework, including the Department of Commerce.

This framework must establish goals, identify activities necessary to achieve those goals, and recommend legislation or other actions to advance One Health efforts.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must evaluate this framework and its implementation.

What's happening now May 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 19, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 8, 2021
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Mar 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2061: Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2061/
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"H.R. 2061: Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2061/.
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H.R. 2061, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2061/.
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